Meat-cutting machine



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MEAT CUTTING MACHINE. No. 303,248. Patented Aug. 5, 1884.

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MEAT CUTTING MACHINE.

No. 803,248. r Bai ented Aug. 5, 1884.

c H I 1! 1 I I M M i I I IL 4 mu ml E UNITE STATES ATENT F I CHARLES KIESER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNUR OF ONE-HALF TO PAUL KIESER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MEAT-CUTTlNG MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,248. dated August 5, 1884.

Applicuti. n filed July 28, E83. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, OnlmLns Kinsnn, a resident of Baltimore city, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meat-Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 represents a top' view of a meat. cutting machine with my improvements attached, the cover or top being removed to expose the working devices. Fig. 2 is a sectional view transversely of the spout and the shafts of the spiral cutters, showing the manner in which the transverse cutters engage each other. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the center of the machine, and Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the top or lid of the,

machine.

Like letters refer to like partsin era-l views.

My invention relates to machines for cutting sausage and other meats; and the object of my invention is to cut the meat transversely after it has been cut longitudinally, whereby the meat is discharged from themachine in a finely-divided mass. I

My invention consists in the combination, with spirallyfluted feeding cutter rolls, of cutters for dividing the meat arranged at the end of the spiral. y

My invention further consists in certain details of construction and arrangement hereinafter described.

the sev- Iteferring to the drawings, A designates the body of the casing, which is formed with a concave bottom, upon the upper side of which are formed projections or ribs a, extending transversely of the body A. The top or lid 0 has a like interior construction, the ridges meeting when the lid is closed down, forming a continuous spiral groove within the closed box. The bottom is also preferably formed with a central longitudinally-extending knife,

-D, (see Fig. 3,) dividing the bottom into two longitudinal concave compartments, as is usual in this class of machines. The ribs a" extend somewhat obliquely across the bottom of the body, as shown, in order to increase the resistance of the meat as it is fed along Lying parallel with each other and longi tudinally of the body A are two feeding-rolls, B B, the extremities of which are journaled, byreduced portions 1, in bearings in the ends of the body or casing, one of said reduced portions upon the roll B being extended out beyond its bearing, and carrying a crank C, or other suitable device, by which the rolllE is revolved. The peripheries of the rolls are formed with spiral flutings, the edges of which are knife-like, as indicated at 2. The knifeedges of the one roll intermcsh with those of the other roll, and thus serve to transmit the movement of the one roll to the other.

Upon the roll B at its end contiguous to the discharge end of the body A are rigidly mounted two disks, B B", in such manner as to leave a space between their proximate sides. Upon the corresponding end of the roll B isrigidly mounted a single disk, 13', the periphery of which at the cutting-line is inclosed, by the peripheries of the disks B B. The periphery of the disk B is formed with cutting-teeth I) arranged in alignment with upon the disk 13 or similar to the teeth commonly employed for like purposes.

The operation of the above machine is quite apparent from the above description and draw ings. The meat is first cut longitudinally by the spiral cutters and longitudinal knife D, and the divided mass is fed forward between the disks, where it is cut transversely, the mass being thus finely divided, and then the meat is forced out through the discharge opening or spout, (see Fig. 2,) being compelled in passing out to pass between the transverse cutters, and thus being finely cut transversely.

I am aware that the spirally-fluted rollers, arranged in the same relation as that in which. I show them, are old, and I do not therefore claim them, except in combination with the cross cutters or disks.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In combination, the spirally-fluted rolls B B, the longitudinal knife D, and the trans verse cutters, arranged and operating as described.

toothed cutting-knives B B B, the knife B 20 being mounted at the end of one of the rolls, and the knives B 13 being mounted on the other roll in such relation to the knife 13" that they inclose the periphery of the same, thus effecting a clean shear cut, as set forth. 2 5

3. In a meat-cutting machine of the class described, the combination of the spirallyfiuted feeding cutter-rolls with the transversely-dividing cutters B B B, the cutter B having its teeth arranged in alignment with the spirals of the roll 13, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses' CHARLES KIESER.

WVitnesses:

S. BRASI-IEARS, J OHN T. MADDOX. 

